  Hranush Hakobyan: we would like to make chess in Diaspora as popular as in Armenia  August 12, 2010 - 15:52 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - In the framework of One Nation. One Culture festival, the first ever All-Armenian Chess Olympiad will be held in Yerevan from August 15 to 23, bringing together 12 teams from 10 countries. On August 12, Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan, Vice President of RA Chess Federation and Director of the Chess Academy of Armenia Smbat Lputyan met with journalists to expand on the forthcoming event. “We would like to make chess in Diaspora as popular as in Armenia,” Minister Hakobyan said. “The teams include 11 grandmasters, 10 international masters and 7 FIDE masters. The youngest participant Samvel Sevyan is 10 years old. He is from San Francisco,” Lputyan added. The budget of All-Armenian Chess Olympiad is $21700.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
